Historical Marker Program

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Frederick

Tillman County
Location: four miles south of Tipton, Oklahoma on Hwy. 5
Sponsor(s): Tillman County Historical Society
Topics: Early Statehood, 1907–1941; Folklife; Government; Recreational/Service

Bud and Temple Abernathy, ages five and nine, rode alone on horseback from Crossroads Ranch near Frederick, Oklahoma, to New York City, leaving this vicinity on April 5, 1910. Jack Abernathy, father of the daring young boys, was a close friend of President Theodore Roosevelt and was planning to meet the President in New York City after a safari trip to Africa. His two young sons begged him to allow them to go ahead and travel the 2,000 miles on horseback to meet their dad and President Roosevelt.

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The Great Wolf Hunt of 1905

Tillman County
Location: eleven miles east of Frederick, Oklahoma at Hammsville, Oklahoma
Sponsor(s): Tillman County Historical Society
Topics: Folklife; Government; Recreational/Service; Territorial Period, 1861–1907; Transportation

President Theodore Roosevelt arrived by train in Frederick, Oklahoma, on April 5, 1905. A passionate hunter and ardent believer in the wild outdoor life, the President was there to join famed world hunter Jack "Catch 'em Alive" Abernathy for a wolf hunting expedition. More than 500 excited citizens packed the streets of downtown Frederick to get a glimpse of the President and hear his speech.